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Vigilance Commission is looking into alleged irregularities in the execution of 71 C'wealth Games-related projects worth several crores by government civic and construction agencies. more...
The Home Ministry has received the responses of the Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation of Delhi on the Shunglu Committee report. more...
‘Magic’ is another of our rescued dog stories, for the story of his rescue and recovery is nothing but ‘magical’. Last year when the Commonwealth Games 2010 ended, it […] more...
Commonwealth Games scam: CBI set to file second chargesheet against MCD …Economic TimesNEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation's second chargesheet in the Commonwealth Games scam will cover conspiracy hatched by a clutch of senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, or MCD, in collusion with promoters of a private …and more » more...
Games over, Delhi now plays sinkhole capitalTimes of IndiaRemember, this is over and above the humungous amount spent before the Commonwealth Games to transform the city into a world-class venue. In a last-minute rush to spruce up the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) focused on arterial roads …and more » more...
The Central Vigilance Commission is looking into at least 40 CWG-related construction and procurement works carried out by different government agencies for alleged financial irregularities. more...
The CVC has gathered more than 5,000 documents including contract, payment and third party inspection report details from various civic and construction agencies in connection with alleged corruption in the conduct of CWG. more...
The cost of construction of five Commonwealth Games venues by Central Public Works Department escalated by over Rs1,110 crore than the original sanctioned amount. more...
New Delhi : The Hazrat Nizamuddin area, which houses a few of the Capital’s historic monuments, was supposed to get a facelift for the Commonwealth Games, but the […] more...
After the organising committee (OC), it's the turn of civic agencies to face the music for alleged corruption in preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
The Central Vigilance Commission has found serious procedural lapses and vast differences between the estimated and tendered costs in the development of almost all the Commonwealth Games venues here. more...
Projects like construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, hiring and procurement of medical and fitness equipment and conduct of outdoor publicity campaign by the organising committee may come under the ED scanner. more...
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Delhi government was ready for probe by the investigating agencies into irregularities in the preparations for the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said here Friday. more...
The Central Vigilance Commission is probing a complaint related to alleged amassing of Rs 200crore by a top Commonwealth Games official, believed to be aclose associate of Organising Committee Chairman SureshKalmadi. more...
New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Armed with sweeping powers, thecommittee headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General V KShunglu will soon begin its probe into alleged financialirregularities in different Commonwealth Games projects. more...
Sources said the special cell, which is functional in the Commission's office, is responsible for coordination and logical conclusion of the complaints besides speeding up the probe process. more...
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has not received any fresh complaints from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) regarding alleged irregularities in the Commonwealth Games since […] more...
Ashwini Shrivastava New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Faced with problems ofnon-cooperation and lackadaisical approach from some of thedepartments, the Central Vigilance Commission may inspectCommonwealth Games venues and the OC office to gather papersand possible vital evidence to further its probe. more...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday directed its officials and those of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to provide records to agencies probing alleged widespread corruption in the just ended Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta Thursday held a meeting with Delhi government officials and asked them to coordinate with the agencies probing the Commonwealth Games financial irregularities. more...
NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission is scrutinising 22 more Commonwealth Games-related construction and procurement done by different government agencies for alleged financial irregularities . CVC has also found […] more...
NEW DELHI: Thousands of used condoms have reportedly clogged the drains of the Delhi Commonwealth Games accommodation towers at the athletes' village after being flushed down toilets by […] more...
New Delhi, Oct.18 (ANI): As the Central Vigilance Commissioner widened the ambit of its probe into the alleged financial and administrative irregularities related to the Commonwealth Games, the Comptroller Auditor General has said it would submit its audit report to the government in three months. more...
After all the allegations of corruption on the organization of the commonwealth games this year in Delhi, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is now all set to review […] more...
A day after the biggest success of Indian medal tally haul, Govt. ordered a probe in misuse of funds and allocation of tenders to incompetent organizations. probing […] more...
For a background or part 1 of this story on Commonwealth Games (Delhi, 2010) and street dogs, kindly click here and then read on below On 5th October, 2010, the Animal […] more...
THE COMMONWEALTH Games (CWG) Village is confronting a civic problem again. It is not the dirty loos or spit-stained bathrooms, but choked drains, which are now […] more...
Thu, Oct 7 12:47 PM THE COMMONWEALTH Games (CWG) Village is confronting a civic problem again. It is not the dirty loos or spit-stained bathrooms, but choked drains, which […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Delhi's civic authorities, clearing the city of stray dogs in the wake of the Commonwealth Games, are dumping them on the outskirts of the city and have also committed brutalities against these canines, animal rights activists have claimed. more...
Athletes at the Commonwealth Games are battling a plague of Delhi bugs as much as opponents with organisers forced to blanket venues with a pungent insecticide after an influx of insects. more...
“The Commonwealth Games Federation has been consistent in saying that there have been delays in preparation of the Games. The completion date kept moving from February to March […] more...
THE deadline to bring Delhi's troubled athletes' village up to standard was put back yet again yesterday amid fears that work will not be completed in time for the beginning of the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Through the dark clouds of controversy, Delhi residents have begun to see a silver lining - starting with a world-class new airport and an extended and efficient Metro service, significant parts of the capital suddenly seem to have cleaner roads, gleaming bus stops, greener sidewalks, better signages and even ornamental street furniture, thanks to the Commonwealth Games. more...
Visitors arriving in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games will soon be able to grab a quick bite and get tourism-related information about the city, at one go. On Monday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) launched the first of 40 tourist information-cum-food kiosks in the city. Named more...
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): The Walled City and Subhash Marg in Daryaganj are all set to get a facelift ahead of next month's XIXth Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) The ruling BJP in MCD todayclaimed that the hoardings and banners for Commonwealth Gamesput up in various parts of the city have been printed inEnglish alone and dubbed it as an "insult" to Indian culture. more...
Civic bodies are blaming incessant rains and stagnation of water at Commonwealth Games construction sites for the rapid increase in dengue cases this season. more...
As the D-day draws closer to the Games, is the national capital prepared for the event? What’s the buzz happening in and around the city of Delhi? 1) For […] more...
As the D-day draws closer to the Games, is the national capital prepared for the event? What’s the buzz happening in and around the city of Delhi? 1) For […] more...
Just a week left for an international team to fly in for a final inspection and the Commonwealth Games Village still looks like an island in the Yamuna. […] more...
Just a week left for an international team to fly in for a final inspection and the Commonwealth Games Village still looks like an island in the Yamuna. Unable to drain the rainwater that has collected, which is breeding mosquitoes, a desperate Delhi government has decided to call in the more...
The alleged Commonwealth Games scam might turn out to be much bigger after government agencies upload all the details of their Games-related projects on their respective websites. The Right to Information (RTI) watchdog has directed the agencies to make the information public. The Central more...
The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Monday handed over copies of the completion certificates of all competition and non-competition venues, including the Games Village, to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper. more...
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Monday handed over copies of the completion certificates of all competition and non-competition venues, including the Games Village, to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper. more...
Even though the Commonwealth Games is inching closer with each passing day, the ambitious projects aimed at showcasing Delhi as a heritage city are nowhere near completion. more...
With the Commonwealth Games lessthan a month away, at least two stadia as well as parts of themain sports venue, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, are yet to getcompletion certificates from civic authorities. more...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Information will be merely a touchscreen away for over 100,000 visitors who are expected to visit the capital during the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) As concerns mount over threat ofdengue during the Commonwealth Games, authorities here saidround-the-clock surveillance was being maintained at allvenues to check breeding while athletes will be given mosquitonets and repellents to keep the vector-borne disease away. more...
Having failed to clean the city before Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has now sought public participation. The civic body, along with voluntary organisation Let's Do It Delhi, on Tuesday announced a `Clean Delhi Challenge' to be held on September 11. more...
With the total cases of the vector-borne disease crossing 800, Municipal Corporation of Delhi statistics shows that the month of August itself had seen 689 dengue cases. more...
With the Commonwealth Games approaching and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to get its act together. On Wednesday, MCD cancelled all sanctioned leave of its staff, announcing that it would not give leave to any of its employees till the monsoon season is over and claimed that employees of the public health department would have to work on weekends too. more...
As concerns grow over timely completion of Commonwealth Games works, lack of coordination between different agencies in the national capital is emerging as one of the key reasons for the mess. more...
More than 30 dogs and puppies have made the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here their home, causing a huge problem and embarrassment to the officials in charge of stadium facilities and venue operations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) With less than two months to gofor the Commonwealth Games, a Lok Sabha member today demandedthat Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) should take steps onwar footing to check spread of dengue in the national capital. more...
With the Commonwealth Games approaching and the fear of a dengue epidemic looming large, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to get its act together. On Wednesday, MCD cancelled all sanctioned leave of its staff, announcing that it would not give leave to any of its employees till the monsoon season is over and claimed that employees of the public health department would have to work on weekends too. more...
Critics of the Commonwealth Games have yet another reason to pan the event which will ensure the next couple of months are just not the right time to get married in Delhi. more...
Ongoing streetscaping work for the Commonwealth Games has made driving on the main Desh Bandhu Gupta (DBG) Road and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (SPM) Marg a nightmare for motorists as jams have become a constant feature due to bad planning and shoddy implementation of construction work. Despite strong opposition by the traffic police, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is constructing cycle tracks on the narrow roads, thereby shrinking space available for traffic. On SPM Marg, all left turns have been blocked as part of the new design defeating Delhi government’s aim of making as many stretches signal free as possible. Malba and other construction material carelessly dumped around has aggravated the situation. more...
The DDA flats under construction in Vasant Kunj have become the breeding ground for Aedes aegypti mosquito which is responsible for dengue. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has found high-density of mosquito breeding in the basement of DDA flats which are earmarked for Commonwealth Games officials. more...
To avoid rats playing hide-and-seek with the tourists during the Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has purchased 100 kg of rodenticide and 600 rat traps to be used at the Games venues. more...
Ahead of the Commonwealth Games in October, New Delhi has begun building a series of public toilets that look from the outside as if they were inspired by […] more...
With 49 days left for the Commonwealth Games, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has claimed that it is yet to begin upgrading of 30 major roads for the Games. According to the civic agency, these roads still have to be handed over by other agencies, which are currently carrying out digging activity. The MCD claims that it will need at least 15 days to relay these roads before the Games. more...
The DDA flats under construction in Vasant Kunj have become the breeding ground for Aedes aegypti mosquito which is responsible for dengue. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has found high-density of mosquito breeding in the basement of DDA flats which are earmarked for Commonwealth Games officials. more...
In what could probably be a cause of worry for the Delhi government, the local civic body has found mosquitoes breeding at seven Commonwealth Games sites. It has issued notices to the officials concerned. more...
After being on a tool-down strike since July 21 for non-payment of their dues by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the municipal contractors are now threatening to stop work on Commonwealth Games-related projects if their dues are not settled by the civic body. more...
After detecting mosquito breeding in many of the stadiums being prepared for the Commonwealth Games, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has now sounded an alarm. According to MCD officials, pits near the Games Village and lack of any outlet for drains at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium have become a cause for worry as they have become mosquito breeding grounds. more...
The Central Vigilance Commission is examining all construction work related to Commonwealth Games being undertaken by civic agencies following complaints of alleged large-scale corruption. The anti-corruption watchdog has also decided to formulate vigilance guidelines to check Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. more...